patronymic
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Genealogist Calum MacNeil said patronymic names were popular when he was growing up in Nask, a small community in Barra.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025
Cedillo responded, “I bet it ends in i-a-n,” referring to the traditional patronymic in Armenian surnames.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2022
“With this he changed my life. And also by his attitude toward Raisa Maximovna — a second important lesson,” Khodorkovsky said, using Gorbacheva’s patronymic.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2022
Tetyana, who identified herself by her first name and patronymic but did not give her family name, was released after being held for four days.
From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2022
I asked, surprised that he had relinquished his proud paternal patronymic.
From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by O'Neil, Owen Rowe
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